DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 49.5 - - 40.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - -4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1039 - - 586 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 920 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1928 - - 1475 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 674 - - 1256 - - 70 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 164 - - 51 - - 2 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 257 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1731 - - -1940 - - -364 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3659 - - 3415 - - 1299 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8265 - - -7023 - - -7046 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10193 - - 8498 - - 7981 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 69 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 49.5 - - 40.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.0 - - 38.1 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.2 - - 50.1 - - 43.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.7 - - 36.9 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - -4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1039 - - 586 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96054 11 305 17 346 15 318 96054 89137 11 017 16 348 15 353 89137 83703 14 047 13 348 20 000 83703 79157 16 040 14 353 20 358 79157 75227 14 025 14 003 14 002 75227 71714 16 010 15 341 12 346 71714 68498 12 325 17 304 14 318 68498 65527 22 288 20 294 19 294 65527 62776 30 288 31 285 28 290 62776 60114 37 299 31 291 33 288 60114 57333 46 294 42 291 41 295 57333 54443 47 285 49 279 49 284 54443 51687 51 282 48 277 52 279 51687 49217 51 282 51 287 52 281 49217 47006 57 295 59 288 54 287 47006 45006 67 293 65 285 62 285 45006 43189 74 292 73 284 70 281 43189 41525 82 291 79 285 80 279 41525 39979 85 293 83 287 80 280 39979 38534 84 294 85 292 79 285 38534 37177 79 293 79 290 79 285 37177 35869 78 295 74 290 79 282 35869 34540 83 294 76 290 80 281 34540 33157 86 291 78 288 79 281 33157 31725 87 288 78 286 72 279 31725 30229 86 290 76 286 70 277 30229 28656 83 295 76 288 69 276 28656 27004 81 300 75 291 64 276 27004 25272 78 300 73 295 58 284 25272 23459 73 300 67 298 56 286 23459 21567 67 300 62 298 55 285 21567 19595 62 296 59 294 52 289 19595 17540 58 291 57 290 46 296 17540 15455 53 297 52 295 38 300 15455 13452 43 301 44 306 32 299 13452 11633 35 300 35 307 26 289 11633 10023 28 300 26 298 23 290 10023 8600 24 304 21 296 18 304 8600 7340 21 309 17 296 15 309 7340 6225 20 311 15 289 12 305 6225 5240 20 310 15 286 11 301 5240 4374 20 309 15 277 9 292 4374 3611 18 307 17 268 7 281 3611 2931 15 301 15 265 8 259 2931 2332 12*298 12 264 11 232 2332 1833 9*298 7*258 12 222 1833 1450 8 297 6*257 11 220 1450 1186 7 296 6 257 10 217 1186 1026 7 296 5 257 8 213 1026 935 6 296 4 257 5*210 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography